{"id":15516,"date":"2026-09-30T22:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missiontoseafarers.org\/colombo\/?post_type=news&p=15516"},"modified":"2026-09-30T22:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T17:00:47","slug":"september-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.missiontoseafarers.org\/colombo\/news\/september-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n September has been an extremely busy month for the MtS team in Colombo.\u00a0The team carried out brisk ship visits, resulting in\u00a0169<\/strong> ship visits\u00a0<\/span>for the month.<\/span>\u00a0In addition, transport assistance was equally busy, with\u00a0334<\/strong>\u00a0seafarers arriving at the MtS Centre in Colombo, and\u00a0332 <\/strong>using<\/span>\u00a0the MtS free transport shuttle.<\/span>\u00a0Crew from\u00a061 <\/strong>vessels visited the MtS Centre, with\u00a014<\/strong> making more than one visit this<\/span>\u00a0month.<\/p>\n This month, the MtS ship visitor team also met a group of representatives from the Jetty Hiring Taxi service at the MtS Centre. The conversation was positive and constructive, and the meeting was an ideal opportunity for the Jetty Hiring Taxi service to better understand the kind of work MtS engages in.<\/p>\n\n\t\t